Conference papers are generally aimed at submitting papers to academic conferences, while journal papers are published by authors in journals, so there is a substantial difference between them.

Conference papers are the first published papers read in formal occasions such as conferences. Conference papers are published papers. Generally, regular academic exchange meetings will publish conference papers, and the papers published in this way will generally be used as assessment contents such as professional title evaluation.

A periodical paper is a scientific record of experimental, theoretical or predictive new scientific research achievements or innovative ideas and knowledge in an academic subject, or a scientific summary of the application of a known principle to practical progress, which is used to provide a written document for reading, communication, discussion, publication in academic journals or other purposes.